Highly Urbanized Cities - Cities with
a minimum population of two hundred thousand (200,000) inhabitants, as certified
by the National Statistics Office, and with the latest annual income of at least
Fifty Million Pesos (P50,000,000.00) based on 1991 constant prices, as certified
by the city treasurer.

Component Cities - Cities which do not meet the above requirements
shall be considered component cities of the province in which they are geographically
located. If a component city is located within the boundaries of two (2) or
more provinces, such city shall be considered a component of the province
of which it used to be a municipality.